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  • Artist: Amerie
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: April 26, 2005
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

When the sweet and breezy "Why Don't We Fall in Love" came out in 2002, a lot of critics were quick to discard Amerie as another attractive puppet with a capable voice who relied on producers and slick imagery. She was an inauthentic fluke, apparently, and if she were to become successful, it would have more to do with low standards -- and the inability to appreciate real female artists like Norah Jones and Alicia Keys. These were easy (and lazy) things to say, especially since the songwriting credits for Amerie's first album, All I Have, showed that the singer only had a hand in writing the one-minute outro. The majority of the work was handled by Rich Harrison, a young producer/songwriter with some Mary J. Blige credits but no big hits at that point. Between late 2002 and early 2005, Amerie's presence faded, while Harrison's became impossible to ignore, nearly mirroring Dallas Austin's rise with Boyz II Men, Another Bad Creation, and TLC. Harrison's work on Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love," Destiny's Child's "Soldier," and Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right" made him one of the most talked-about producers around, so the time became right for Amerie to hit back. Genius lead single "1 Thing," like "Crazy in Love," swings on a kinetic drum loop, this time courtesy of the Meters. It's just as exciting, flailing all over the place with unbound joy, and it's equally deserving of summertime omnipresence. Key point for sticklers with strict authenticity principles: in addition to knocking the beat out of the park with an ecstatic vocal turn, Amerie gets a songwriting credit. In fact, she had a hand in the penning of all but one track on Touch. To further emphasize the album's reliance on Amerie's talent, there are no guest MCs -- a rarity for a mainstream R&B album these days -- unless you count the Eve verse on a bonus remix. Most importantly, regardless of who's responsible, Touch has a better batch of songs than All I Have, and it seems to have ears both young and mature in mind at the same time; the mostly strong production work (Lil Jon, the Buckinghams, Bink, Red Spyda, and Dre & Vidal also take part), laced with the occasional memory-triggering sample (Roy Ayers, Jean Carn, Earth, Wind & Fire), won't hurt anyone either. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
1 Thing (Lyrics) Stanley Walden, Rich Harrison Amerie (3:58)
All I Need (Lyrics) Dexter Wansel, Rich Harrison Amerie (3:10)
Touch (Lyrics) LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, Craig Love, Jonathan Smith, Sean Garrett, James "L Roc" Phillips Amerie (3:38)
Not the Only One (Lyrics) Bryce Wilson, Makeda Davis Amerie (3:45)
Like It Used to Be (Lyrics) Rich Harrison Amerie (3:39)
Talkin' About (Lyrics) Rich Harrison Amerie (4:20)
Come with Me (Lyrics) Rich Harrison Amerie (3:34)
Rolling Down My Face (Lyrics) Roy Ayers, Rich Harrison Amerie (3:33)
Can We Go Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Carl Thomas Carl Thomas, Amerie (3:29)
Just Like Me Ryan Toby, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Sunshine Anderson, Jason Boyd Amerie (3:46)
Falling (Lyrics) Amerie (4:58)
1 Thing [Version] Stanley Walden, Rich Harrison Eve, Amerie (4:18)
Why Don't We Fall in Love [Richcraft Remix][*] Amerie (3:36)

Credits

John Frye (Mixing), LaMarquis Mark Jefferson (Bass), Rich Keller (Mixing), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Gary Noble (Mixing), Bryce Wilson (Producer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Craig Love (Guitar), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Producer), Jim Caruana (Engineer), Flip Osman (Mixing Assistant), Flip Osman (Assistant), Eric Spearman (Make-Up), Andre Harris (Multi Instruments), Andre Harris (Producer), Andre Harris (Musician), Scotty Beats (Engineer), David Ashton (Engineer), David Ashton (Vocal Engineer), Vidal Davis (Multi Instruments), Vidal Davis (Producer), Vidal Davis (Musician), Rich Harrison (Multi Instruments), Rich Harrison (Producer), Rich Harrison (Musician), Dorsey James (Associate Executive Producer), Susanne Cerha (Design Assistant), Vincent Dilorenzo (Engineer), Vincent Dilorenzo (Mixing), Lenny "Linen" Nicholson (Executive Producer), Lenny "Linen" Nicholson (A&R), Ellen To (Art Direction), Tiffany Hasbourne (Stylist), Bram Tobey (Assistant Engineer), Bram Tobey (Assistant), José Juan Sánchez (Engineer), José Juan Sánchez (Digital Editing), Gary Fly (Assistant), Gary Fly (Vocal Assistance), Delvida Flaherty (Production Coordination), Michael Biondo (Photography), Alan Masor (Assistant), Alan Masor (Assistant Vocal Engineer)
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Touch
Studio album by Amerie
Released April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)
(see release history)
Recorded 2004–2005
Chalice Recording Studios
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Chung King Studios, Dirty Works, Sony Music Studios, The Spyda Dome
(New York City, New York)
Lobo Recording Studios
(Deer Park, New York)
Night Flight Recording Studios
(Fort Washington, Maryland)
Studio 609
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre R&B
Length 50:07
Label Columbia, Sony Urban
Producer Rich Harrison, Dre & Vidal, Lil Jon, Red Spyda, Bryce Wilson, Bink!, The Buchanans
Professional reviews
Amerie chronology
All I Have
(2002)		 Touch
(2005)		 Because I Love It
(2007)
Singles from Touch
  1. "1 Thing"
    Released: May 23, 2005
  2. "Touch"
    Released: June 7, 2005

Touch is the second studio album by American R&B singer–songwriter Amerie, released in the United States on April 26, 2005 by Columbia Records and Sony Urban Music. It spawned two singles: the number-one R&B hit "1 Thing" (which also has a remix featuring rapper Eve) and the Lil Jon-produced "Touch". The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 124,000 copies.[11]

Touch helped her win the Vibe Award for Club Banger of the Year for "1 Thing". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on August 4, 2005,[12] four months after its release, having sold 406,000 copies in the United States as of June 2009.[13] It also earned Amerie two 2006 Grammy Award nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album. The song "Talkin' About" would be sampled on Chinese singer CoCo Lee's "Hip Hop Tonight", from her 2006 album Just Want You.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "1 Thing" (Amerie Rogers, Rich Harrison, Stanley Walden) – 4:01
  2. "All I Need" (Rogers, Harrison, Dexter Wansel) – 3:09
    • Contains elements of Jean Carne's "You Are All I Need" (Dexter Wansel)
  3. "Touch" (Rogers, Sean Garrett, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith, Craig Love, LaMarquis Jefferson) – 3:38
  4. "Not the Only One" (Rogers, Andre Gonzalez, Bryce Wilson, Makeda Davis, Simon Johnson) – 3:46
  5. "Like It Used to Be" (Rogers, Harrison) – 3:39
  6. "Talkin' About" (Rogers, Harrison) – 4:19
  7. "Come with Me" (Harrison) – 3:34
  8. "Rolling Down My Face" (Rogers, Harrison, Roy Ayers) – 3:34
    • Contains a sample of Roy Ayers' "Searching" (Roy Ayers)
  9. "Can We Go" (featuring Carl Thomas) (Rogers, Carl Thomas, Roosevelt Harrell III, Maurice White, Philip Bailey) – 3:29
  10. "Just Like Me" (Rogers, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Jason Boyd, Ryan Toby, Sunshine Anderson) – 3:46
  11. "Falling" (Rogers, Andy Thelusma) – 4:58
  12. "1 Thing" (Remix featuring Eve) (Rogers, Harrison, Eve Jeffers, Walden) – 4:18
    • Contains excerpts from The Meters' "Oh, Calcutta!" (Stanley Walden)
  13. "Why Don't We Fall in Love" (Richcraft Remix) (Harrison) – 3:36
Japanese edition
  1. "I'm Coming Out" – 3:31
European edition
  1. "Man Up" (featuring Nas) (Nasir Jones, Johnson, Gonzales, Elizabeth Wyce, Michael Quatro, L. Kinshkon) – 3:41
DualDisc edition

Released on July 15, 2005, it includes a DVD featuring the entire album in enhanced PCM audio plus the contents below:

  1. Interview
  2. Behind-the-Scenes Footage from "1 Thing" and "Touch" Music Videos
  3. "1 Thing" (Video)
  4. "Touch" (Video) (featuring T.I.)
  5. "Man Up" (featuring Nas)
  6. "Touch" (Remix featuring T.I.)

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Amerie – executive producer; vocal producer (tracks 3, 4, 9–11)
  • Dave Ashton – vocal engineer (track 12)
  • Scotty Beats – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–8, 12)
  • Bink! – producer (track 9)
  • Michael Biondo – photography
  • The Buchanans – co-producer (track 4)
  • Jim Caruana – engineer (tracks 4, 9)
  • Susanne Cerha – design
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Vincent Dilorenzo – engineer (track 10)
  • Dre & Vidal – producer (track 10)
  • Dupri – engineer (track 11)
  • Delvida Flaherty – production coordination (track 3)
  • Gary Fly – assistant vocal producer (track 3)
  • John Frye – mixing (track 3)
  • Rich Harrison – producer (tracks 1, 2, 5–8, 12)
  • Tiffany Hasbourne – stylist
  • Dorsey James – associate executive producer
  • Rich Keller – mixing (tracks 9, 11)
  • Lil Jon – producer (track 3)
  • James Lassiter – A&R
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 12, 1)
  • Alan Masor – assistant vocal engineer (track 12)
  • Lenny Nicholson – executive producer, A&R
  • Gary Noble – mixing (track 11)
  • Flip Osman – mixing assistant (track 13)
  • Red Spyda – producer (track 11)
  • José Sánchez – Pro Tools operator (track 13)
  • Eric Spearman – make-up
  • Ellen To – art direction
  • Bram Tobey – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–8, 12)
  • Ryan Toby – vocal producer (track 10)
  • Bryce Wilson – producer (track 4)

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 57
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 70
European Top 100 Albums[16] 100
French Albums Chart[15] 59
German Albums Chart[17] 91
Japanese Albums Chart[18] 13
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 83
UK Albums Chart[15] 28
U.S. Billboard 200[19] 5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[19] 3

Release history

Region Date Label
United States April 26, 2005 Columbia, Sony Urban
Canada Columbia
Europe
Japan April 27, 2005 Sony
United Kingdom May 2, 2005 Columbia
Australia July 1, 2005

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. Review: Touch. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  2. ^ Sisario, Ben. Review: Touch. Blender. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ Capobianco, Ken. Review: Touch. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  4. ^ Tzou, Janet. Review: Touch. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  5. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: Touch. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom. Review: Touch. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  7. ^ Werde, Bill. Review: Touch. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  8. ^ Shipley, Al. Review: Touch. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  9. ^ Gardner, Elysa. Review: Touch. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
  10. ^ Romero, Angie. "Review: Touch". Vibe: 161. June 2005.
  11. ^ Whitmire, Margo (May 4, 2005). "'The Boss' Bows 'Devils' At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000909972. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  12. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. August 4, 2005. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Touch&artist=Amerie&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  13. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 2, 2009). "Amerie's Def Jam Debut Due In August". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/amerie-s-def-jam-debut-due-in-august-1003978979.story. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 11th July 2005" (PDF). ARIA. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue802.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  15. ^ a b c d "Amerie – Touch – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/13853. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  16. ^ "Amerie Album & Song Chart History – European Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/amerie/chart-history/486971?f=293&g=Albums. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
  17. ^ "Musicline.de – Amerie – Touch" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Amerie/Touch/longplay. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  18. ^ "Touch – Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/590957/1/. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  19. ^ a b "Touch > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfwxqrsldje~T3. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 

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Amerie
Albums
All I Have (2002)  · Touch (2005)  · Because I Love It (2007)  · In Love & War (2009)
Singles
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"Rule"  · "Paradise"  · "I Don't Care"  · "Fly Like Me"
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